Senate Roll Call 344, 112th Congress · May 24, 2012
To revoke the exclusivity of certain entities that are responsible for violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the False Claims Act, and other certain laws.
Question before the chamber: On the Amendment
Solid = yea, faded = nay.
The measure
Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
Policy area: Health — assigned by Library of Congress subject specialists, not by this site.
How this vote is scored
Which tracked issues this roll call counts toward, and which way a yea vote moves a member on each. Direction is decided per issue, because one bill can push two issues opposite ways.
- Health CareA yea counts toward “Expand coverage”
model(0.80): Revoking drug exclusivity encourages generic competition and expands affordable healthcare access.
Tagged by: policy-area:Health
Axis: Expand coverage ← → Restrict coverage
Who voted which way
Every member recorded on this roll call, with the party they sat with at the time.
Yea (9)
Nay (88)
- Daniel K. Akaka
- Lamar Alexander
- Kelly Ayotte
- John Barrasso
- Max Baucus
- Mark Begich
- Jeff Bingaman
- Roy Blunt
- John Boozman
- Barbara Boxer
- Scott P. Brown
- Richard Burr
- Maria Cantwell
- Benjamin L. Cardin
- Thomas R. Carper
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.
- Saxby Chambliss
- Daniel Coats
- Tom Coburn
- Thad Cochran
- Susan M. Collins
- Kent Conrad
- Christopher A. Coons
- Bob Corker
- John Cornyn
- Mike Crapo
- Jim DeMint
- Michael B. Enzi
- Dianne Feinstein
- Kirsten E. Gillibrand
- Lindsey Graham
- Chuck Grassley
- Kay R. Hagan
- Tom Harkin
- Orrin G. Hatch
- Dean Heller
- John Hoeven
- James M. Inhofe
- Daniel K. Inouye
- Johnny Isakson
- Mike Johanns
- Ron Johnson
- Tim Johnson
- John F. Kerry
- Amy Klobuchar
- Herb Kohl
- Jon Kyl
- Mary L. Landrieu
- Frank R. Lautenberg
- Patrick J. Leahy
- Mike Lee
- Joseph I. Lieberman
- Richard G. Lugar
- Joe Manchin, III
- Claire McCaskill
- Mitch McConnell
- Robert Menendez
- Jeff Merkley
- Barbara A. Mikulski
- Jerry Moran
- Lisa Murkowski
- Patty Murray
- Ben Nelson
- Bill Nelson
- Rand Paul
- Rob Portman
- Mark L. Pryor
- Jack Reed
- Harry Reid
- James E. Risch
- Pat Roberts
- John D. Rockefeller, IV
- Marco Rubio
- Jeff Sessions
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Richard C. Shelby
- Olympia J. Snowe
- Debbie Stabenow
- Jon Tester
- John Thune
- Patrick J. Toomey
- Mark Udall
- Tom Udall
- David Vitter
- Mark R. Warner
- Jim Webb
- Roger F. Wicker
- Ron Wyden
Not voting or present (3)
- Richard BlumenthalDid not vote
- Kay Bailey HutchisonDid not vote
- Mark KirkDid not vote
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